Pecos Plans Three Class AA Bat tles This Season
Pecos Eagle schedule outlines three Class AA opponents for 1939 serving Midland and Odessa as likely openers. Sept 22 is set with Midland Bulldogs, now Class AA, possibly Sept 15 meeting Odessa Broncs if date permits. Bowie and Monahans eyed for future clashes with Nov. 8 and Fort Stockton also considered.
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Pecos Eagle
Midland Bulldogs
Pecos
Bulldogs
Odessa Broncs
Eagles
R. Henry Blackwell
Midland
Odessa
Blackwell
Broncs
Monahans
A. E. Lang
Bowie High
Bowie
Lang
Bears
Fort Stockton
Supt
Hobbs
Bills Reigns as Kermit Winkler County News Prodigy
Pecos Enterprise humor column lauds editor Jack Bills for a West Texas record of self-promotion. The piece jokes about Bills’ many roles in Kermit and Winkler County and ponders potential marriage to Bitty Holmes. It also previews plans for a Frijole Daily Bean venture and satire on acquiring a metropolitan paper via mail plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkler County News
Jack Bills
West Texas
Mr. Bills
Bills
Kermit
Lions Club
Winkler County
Bitty Holmes
Bitty
Pecos
J. B. Woolfolk
Cathryn Douglas
Society Department
The
Dallas News
Dallas
el Paso
Sport
Barney Hubbs
Frijole
Texas
Daily Bean
Four Amendments To Interscholastic League Grid Rulings Passed
Texas Interscholastic League football rules saw four amendments approved by large majorities. Key changes include allowing district admittance from lower conferences, halting football practice and equipment from spring to Sept 1, banning post season games after Dec 1, and restricting spring practice to one month. The Masonic Home case prompted a district vote to move Pecos to Class AA, affecting potential shifts for Wink and other schools.
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Masonic Home
Little
Masons
Pecos
Wink
Walloping Wildcats
Midland
Odessa
Wildcats
Howell Talks At Monahans Dinner
Dixie Howell former All-American 1934 and Rose Bowl star spoke at the Monahans Athletic Council banquet in the high school gym. The Tempe Arizona State Teachers coach regaled about 300 attendees with stories from his gridiron career while showing 1935 Rose Bowl clips. District Attorney Bill Kerr served as toastmaster with local coaches and officials also participating.
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Dixie Howell
Athletic Council
Monahans High School
Alabama
Arizona
Tempe
Ariz
Howell
Monahans
Bill Kerr
Pecos
Toby Greer
Rex Keeling
Herman Degrist
Supt
P. D. Lewis
Lodge Notices Pecos Valley Lodge meeting schedule and visitors
Regular stated meeting of Pecos Valley Lodge No. 736 AF AM second Tuesday of each month at 7 30 p m Your attendance expected Visits welcome J N Miller W M W W Ruhlen Sec Knights of Pythias Lodge No 388 meets regularly each Monday evening at 7 30 o ck Visitors welcome Jno Oglesby C C
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Pecos Valley Lodge No. 736
AF &Am
Knights of Pythias Lodge No
Jno. Oglesby, C. C
IOOF Lodge Meets Friday Evenings At 7 30
IOOF Lodge No 650 invites visitors to Friday evening meetings at 7 30. J T Meadows serves as Grand Noble and R T Crist as secretary.
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Ioof Lodge No
J. T. Meadows
Grand Noble
R. T. Crist
Bank Opening Marks Midland First National in New Eight-Story Building
Cashier T H Beauchamp of First National Bank Mrs C A Daniel and E B Daniel Jr cashier of Citizens State Bank of Toyah attended the opening of the Midland First National Bank Thursday. The bank was installed in a newly completed eight story building.
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T. H. Beauchamp
First National Bank
C. A. Daniel
E. B. Daniel, Jr
Citizens State Bank of
Toyah
Midland First National Bank
Mrs Neill Moves to Pecos to Join Coach Neill
Mrs. Jim Neill wife of coach Neill moved to Pecos last weekend to live with her husband, after working in Lubbock and being unable to join him in September when he moved.
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Jim Neill
Coach Neill
Pecos
Pecos seeks new coach as Neill weighing options
The Pecos school board will consider resigning coach Jim Neill at its first meeting. Superintendent R Henry Blackwell said applications for the Pecos coaching post are already arriving, with interest from current and prospective coaches including Texas Tech alumni. Neill may pursue higher paying coaching or a return to professional football with the New York Giants.
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Jim Neill
R. Henry Blackwell
Pecos
Supt. Blackwell
Neill
Texas Tech
Tech
New York Giants
Cookseys Visit Here From Lubbock
Mr. and Mrs. A B Cooksey of Lubbock spent the week visiting friends and handling business. The Cookseys are former Pecos residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cooksey
Lubbock
Eagles Eliminate Mentone Before Tourney Exit
Pecos, led by Coach Jim Neill, fell to Kermit in the prelims of the Kermit Invitation Tournament. They then beat Mentone in the consolation bracket before a quick exit to Odessa. Odessa claimed the consolation crown, Rankin lost in the whirlwind finish, and Grandfalls Vaqueros defeated Wink to win the title.
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Pecos
Kermit
Odessa
Mentone
Eagles
Jim Neill
Kermit Jackets
Mentone Five
Odessa Broncs
Broncs
Rankin
Lofty Vaqueros
Wink
County Committee Opposes Elevation to Class A
The Reeves county agricultural conservation committee moved this week to forestall elevation of the county to Class A in the feed division. Present status of the county in Class B prevents restrictions on the amount of feed that can be raised. Elevation to Class A would restrict all county producers.
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Reeves County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Ventriloquism Traced to Ancient Egypt and Hebrew Traditions
The article notes that the art of ventriloquism was known in ancient Egypt and among Hebrew communities, highlighting historical roots and cross cultural presence in early entertainment and ritual practice.
San Angelo Fat Stock Show Plans Eighth Year
Committees for the San Angelo Fat Stock Show and Rodeo announce the eighth annual exposition set for March 3 to 6. Awards total about 1900 dollars across baby beef, fat lamb, and breeding sheep, with extra trophies from local businesses and national associations. Cash premiums include about 1300 for baby beef, 420 for fat lamb, and 152 for breeding sheep.
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San Angelo
Improvements At Rotary Field For Pecos Job
The Pecos school board plans to extend Rotary Field water system by installing 411 feet of pipe from West Texas Refining Co. A 3 hp Deming centrifugal pump from Dean Bell Morrison Co. will power the new well at the south end. Pipe enables irrigation of tall poplar trees along the west boundary. Cottonwoods will be planted at the south end by the walls. Both end zones will be sodded for practice fields.
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West Texas Refining Company
Rotary Field
Dean-Bell-Morrison Company
Credit Rules On Jobless Tax To Be Paid By Jan 3
Texas Unemployment Compensation officials warn employers that 1938 contributions must reach the commission by midnight January 30 to be credited against the federal tax. The allowance applies if state payroll taxes are paid before January 31, enabling a deduction from the federal tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lundy
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Commission
Lundy
Orville S. Carpenter
State of
Txas
Pecos and Kermit Face Off In Local Cage Rivalry
Pecos High School basketball hosts Kermit Yellowjackets in a renewal of their cage rivalry sparked by last Saturdays Kermit Invitational tournament. After the high school game, Pecos teams led by Preacher Williams will face Cabot Shops from Kermit in a town matchup. Cabot is noted as one of Kermit's fastest independent squads.
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Pecos High School
Kermit Yellowjackets
High School
Preacher Williams
Jim
John Henry Bailey
Jiggs Inwiddie
J. B. Hudson
Claire Wicker
J. H. Stephens
Cecil Taylor
Cabot Shops
Kermit
Cabot
Kotrola Named Head Coach at Kermit High
A. E. Kotrola, formerly Pecos assistant coach, will lead Kermit High School football and teach physical education. He accepted a yearly salary of 2469 dollars and begins duties this week.
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Kotrola
Kermit
A. E. Kotrola
Pecos
Kermit School
Sisk and Holloway Visit Dallas Market for Spring Goods
Mr and Mrs Albert Sisk and Mrs Roy Holloway traveled to Dallas this week to purchase spring merchandise for Sisk s Dry Goods Company.
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Albert Sisk
Roy Holloway
Dallas
Sisk
Balmorhea Visit Highlights Meier Family Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Meier spent Sunday in Balmorhea visiting relatives and attending to business.
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John Henry Meier
Balmorhea
Birds Fly To Protect Themselves Or Seek Food
The text notes birds migrate or move mainly for self defense or sustenance, describing a preference against such actions. It emphasizes that birds prefer not to engage in flight unless necessary for safety or feeding.
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Midland, Odessa
Sport Sparks
Walter Fay Cowden
E. W. Cowden
Lodge
J. N. Miller
Cookseys
Mr. Ranchman
Pecos River
Ernest Ribbens
Alpine
H. B. Zachry Company
Laredo
San Antonio
Marfa
Cation
Bill Winston
Texaco Station
Star Tires
Ragsdale
Farmall Tractors
Haynes Motor & Implement
Nan Grey
Donald Woods
Universal
Doll
Sun Valley
Idaho Resort
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Sinclair
Binclaw Renning
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
John Henry’s
Sinclair Products
Guy Walker
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